I'm on a kick of pushing with patients for hours (5 - yes FIVE - in one case) only to end up calling a section for arrest of descent.
And yes, I've done everything I know to get babies to descend - position changes, laboring down, etc.
UGH!
And now the heads are well wedged into the bony pelvis too, making getting the kids up and out not fun either.
UGH!
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Zavanelli...
Ugh! is right! So painful for all involved...3 hours is my limit. You are truly going above and beyond.
call grumpy
Yeah, after about 2 hours with minimal descent I was thinking section. I was in there for over 4 hours of the pushing (except for a quick potty break for me!)
Both gals really didn't want a section and worked really hard not to end up one. I hate it when this happens.
Even though I knew my baby was big (via ultrasound and abnormally huge belly) and never dropped (I'm not a Dr., but mine asked if there was something higher than a 3, whatever) I still pushed for 3 hrs while she whined about how I wasn't pushing hard enough (even though I clearly was) and went on and on about my "7 # baby". Finally, I was in tears and exhausted and went to c- section, got general anesthesia (because epidurals don't always work), lost a lot of blood, and ripped my uterus getting my 10# baby out. I still want to punch that woman in the face. I just fired her instead. Sorry, I'm sure you are a wonderful Dr. and would never be so cruel.
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